Rest (Pso di Monte) by Bicycle - Velo

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Passo di Monte Rest

There are mountain passes you read about and then plan every detail. And then it all happens in a big crowd. There there are summits you find the day before on the map. There is not another soul riding along, and even motorcyclist can be counted on the hands you already have. The weather is perfect and the sights are great. -Not sure which one is better. But this one belongs in the second category for me.

1.START-END NORTH:turnoff from SS52 onto Sr552, east of Ampezzo
2.Forcella Di Priuso, 654m
3.Tagliamento bridge, 520m~1706ft
4.TOP: Passo Di Monte Rest, 1080m
5.Tramonti di Sopra
6.Tramonti di Sotto
7.START-END SOUTH: route reaches Logo Di Tramonti

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Approaches

From North. A few km below Ampezzo SR552 takes off and starts to climb in the forest. It soon reaches a cool forested summit. Can this be the pass. Not a chance. Through this point has the name Forcella Di Pruso (654m) on the map attached to it. The descent goes down to a bridge to cross the enormous gravel braids of a small stream. It is also these braids made from bright colored pebbles, contrasting with the thick deep fores of the mountains, th aAAat are the essence of the scenes that emerge periodically between the trees, during the climb to the real pass. There are 8 switchbacks in the forest, regular like steps on a staircase, one of them switching back inside a tunnel.

The road reaches a ~20m higher elevation immediately before crossing the pass. The top is forested without views. Even a short trail on the prominent dirt road leading higher from the summit does not go to any kind of overlook. The road shares the pass with a power line.

From South. (descirbed downwards) The narrow road takes big steps downhill in the form of switchbacks below a hulking limestone. There are 6 in the upper staircase and about 20 in the lower. Upper and lower Tramonti are picturesque valley meadows with well kept modern homes. Even though there is nothing old or medieval about these locations, Tramonti di Sopra has a attractive town square center where everything seems to have corners but no 90 degree angles -little if any tourist business.

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Dayride with this point as highest summit:

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Passo Rest , Sella Chiunzutan , jct SP51 - Val di Refugio(sh) , SP57 Padis di Sotto s(u): Ampezzo > Passo Resto > Tramonti di Sopra with sightseeing detour > Tramonti di Sotta > Campone > SP57 Pradis di Sotto s(u) > jct SP51 - Val di Rifugio(sh) > Pielungo > San Francesco > Pocis > Sella Chiunzutan > Chiacis > Sp72 north > Villa > Villa Santina > Enemonzo > back to starting point in Ampezzo: 66.1miles with 8160ft of climbing in 7:04hrs (garmin etrex30 r5:21.9.20)